| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 042643 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film polyester negative |
| Maker |
Schroeder |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NORTH SEA, 1940-04-08. THE "GREYHOUND" CLASS ROYAL NAVY DESTROYER HMS "GLOW WORM" ON FIRE DURING ...
Description
NORTH SEA, 1940-04-08. THE "GREYHOUND" CLASS ROYAL NAVY DESTROYER HMS "GLOW WORM" ON FIRE DURING AN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE 14,000 TON GERMAN HEAVY CRUISER "ADMIRAL HIPPER". THIS ACTION TOOK PLACE SOME 120 MILES WEST OF TRONDHEIM, NORWAY, DURING WHICH THE HMS "GLOW WORM", BADLY DAMAGED, TRIED TO RAM THE "ADMIRAL HIPPER". THE LATTER, IN TURN, RAMMED THE "GLOW WORM". AS A RESULT OF THIS THE "ADMIRAL HIPPER" SUFFERED SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE TO HER BULWARKS AND OUTER COMPARTMENTS, CONTAINING SOME 200 TONS OF MEAT STORES WHICH WAS FLOODED WITH 400 TONS OF SEA WATER. THIRTY TWO SURVIVORS WERE PICKED UP THE "ADMIRAL HIPPER" FROM THE HMS "GLOW WORM" WHICH BROKE IN HALF AND SANK.